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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Radiant, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

617 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.81/cwt -0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 639 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.28/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 569 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.52/cwt ≈ $1,023/hd at 637 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 617 323 308
Feeder cattle 617 323 308

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 391, Heifers 190, Bulls 36) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 value added 402 3 114.00 $114.00 $458 —
504 504 10 163.00 $163.00 $822 —
510 value added 510 12 167.00 $167.00 $852 —
593 593 18 158.00 $158.00 $937 —
611–641 value added 637 38 149.00–164.00 $160.52 $1,023 —
658–666 value added 665 19 128.00–145.00 $132.82 $883 —
707 value added 707 8 141.00 $141.00 $997 —
754–774 value added 761 33 145.00–156.00 $151.93 $1,156 —
834 value added 834 6 139.50 $139.50 $1,163 —
874 value added 874 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,180 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 149.00 $149.00 $563 —
463 463 6 173.00 $173.00 $801 +3.00
535 535 5 164.00 $164.00 $877 —
560–590 563 31 121.00–159.00 $155.70 $877 -1.95
632 632 21 157.00 $157.00 $992 +10.07
635 value added 635 12 119.00 $119.00 $756 —
643–646 646 27 148.00–151.50 $151.24 $977 +4.31
650 650 1 122.00 $122.00 $793 —
706 value added 706 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,031 —
757 757 10 139.00 $139.00 $1,052 —
758–778 value added 770 5 125.00–143.00 $135.91 $1,047 —
824–835 value added 826 9 135.00–139.50 $138.49 $1,144 —
830 830 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,112 +4.00
963 963 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,194 —
1095 1095 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,183 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 160.00 $160.00 $584 —
473–483 476 8 108.00–160.00 $146.79 $699 -15.21
561 561 14 145.00 $145.00 $813 +24.00
652 652 6 141.00 $141.00 $919 —
692 value added 692 5 140.00 $140.00 $969 —
710 710 2 138.00 $138.00 $980 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 value added 568 5 117.00 $117.00 $665 —
626 value added 626 7 52.00 $52.00 $326 —
755 value added 755 13 129.00 $129.00 $974 —
867 value added 867 8 127.50 $127.50 $1,105 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 111.00 $111.00 $311 —
453 453 5 127.00 $127.00 $575 —
463 value added 463 2 89.00 $89.00 $412 —
558 558 6 129.00 $129.00 $720 +9.00
628 628 2 117.00 $117.00 $735 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 4 118.00 $118.00 $556 —
560 560 1 121.00 $121.00 $678 +4.00
630 630 2 116.00 $116.00 $731 —
730 730 1 112.00 $112.00 $818 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 4 131.00 $131.00 $650 —
563 563 23 128.00 $128.00 $721 ±0.00
573 value added 573 6 131.00 $131.00 $751 —
579 579 11 131.00 $131.00 $758 +3.00
620–645 643 26 101.00–126.50 $125.15 $805 —
731 731 8 116.00 $116.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 138.00 $138.00 $262 —
375 375 1 110.00 $110.00 $412 -21.00
418 418 4 127.00 $127.00 $531 -4.00
476 476 6 128.00 $128.00 $609 -1.91
545 545 13 126.00 $126.00 $687 —
646–648 647 12 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $708 —
747 747 3 114.00 $114.00 $852 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 83.00 $83.00 $264 —
394 394 5 128.00 $128.00 $504 —
474 474 9 130.00 $130.00 $616 —
550–572 563 5 83.00–115.00 $102.50 $577 —
702 value added 702 12 127.00 $127.00 $892 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 5 114.50 $114.50 $548 +13.50
535 535 1 87.00 $87.00 $465 —
561 561 6 115.00 $115.00 $645 +2.00
610 value added 610 4 124.00 $124.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 113.00 $113.00 $333 —
338 338 2 118.00 $118.00 $399 ±0.00
437 437 3 122.00 $122.00 $533 +1.00
553–565 557 6 81.00–117.00 $104.83 $584 —
632 632 3 116.00 $116.00 $733 +22.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 3 126.00 $126.00 $331 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 2 151.00 $151.00 $337 —
290 290 1 124.00 $124.00 $360 —
325 325 2 121.00 $121.00 $393 -13.00
360 360 2 162.00 $162.00 $583 —
465 465 3 148.00 $148.00 $688 —
525 525 4 141.00 $141.00 $740 +6.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 165.00 $165.00 $578 —
443 443 3 154.00 $154.00 $682 —
555 555 5 145.00 $145.00 $805 +3.00
635 635 2 126.00 $126.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 119.00 $119.00 $497 —
560 560 2 112.00 $112.00 $627 -13.00
725 725 1 81.00 $81.00 $587 —
820 820 1 76.00 $76.00 $623 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 84.00 $84.00 $332 —
425 425 1 65.00 $65.00 $276 —
755 755 1 94.00 $94.00 $710 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.